Men, women and children are wandering around Killarney like never before as part of a very exciting virtual Christmas treasure trail which is greatly enhancing the fun of the season of goodwill.

Wanderful Christmas is a digital orienteering experience for families who are invited to follow the map and scan the special markers placed around the town and in the National Park to meet hidden virtual Christmas characters.

Those that unlock all the characters receive a sought-after 'Wanderful' certificate and the whole aim of the initiative, promoted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, is to use technology to get children outdoors and more active.

This is Wanderful’s second collaboration with the National Parks as, earlier this year, they lined up to launch Ciar’s Quest in Ross Island, enticing almost one thousand families to meet and learn about the hidden wildlife of the park.

The Wanderful team is once again delighted to partner with the NPWS and Christmas in Killarney to encourage families to get active and enjoy Killarney town and the 26,000-acre National Park during the festive season.

The trail has been a huge hit with families so far with hundreds of downloads already and the activity will be available at wanderful.ie/christmas right through the school holidays as part of the Christmas in Killarney Festival.

This is a free, daytime, family fun event with parental supervision required. The trail starts at the ANAM Cultural Centre on East Avenue Road and loops through the National Park and Killarney town.

It involves a 2.7km buggy-friendly walk and the App monitors players’ progress so they can do the trail all in one go or come back again and again to complete the route.

The Christmas in Killarney festival is run by Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce and is supported by Kerry County Council and Fáilte Ireland.